关于Cryptococcus的全球趋势及其与宿主免疫系统的相互作用:一个图书法分析分析
Shiqin Tang1, Ruiying Hao1, Xin Liu2
1School of Clinical Medicine, The Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, Hebei, China.
Frontiers in immunology
|May 22, 2024
概括
这份图书统计分析绘制了10年来全球Cryptococcus研究的地图,确定了主体免疫系统相互作用的关键机构,作者和新兴趋势. 它强调了这个关键领域当前的重点和未来的研究方向.
科学领域:
- * 菌类学和免疫学:研究真菌病原体和宿主防御机制之间的复杂相互作用.
- *图书统计学:应用定量分析来绘制科学文献和研究趋势的地图.
背景情况:
- *全球流行和影响的*Cryptococcus*物种需要全面了解宿主-病原体动态.
- *以前的研究还没有系统地分析*Cryptococcus*和宿主免疫研究的演变格局.
研究的目的:
- * 在过去十年 (2013-2023) 中,对全球关于*Cryptococcus*物种的研究及其与宿主免疫系统的相互作用进行系统的文献分析.
- * 确定该领域的领先研究机构,国家,多产作者,主要期刊和新兴研究主题.
- * 提供有关当前研究轨迹的见解,并为未来的科学调查提供信息.
主要方法:
- * 在Web of Science核心集合数据库中系统地搜索与*Cryptococcus*和宿主免疫相关的出版物.
- *使用VOSviewer和CiteSpace软件平台进行图书统计分析和可视化.
- *分析出版物量,引用量,有影响力的机构,国家,作者和期刊.
主要成果:
- *在2013年10月1日至2023年10月1日期间,共有795个出版物被确定.
- *领先的机构包括杜克大学,明尼苏达大学和悉尼大学;顶级国家是美国,中国和巴西.
- *确定的主要作者是卡萨德瓦尔,阿图罗;沃姆利,弗洛伊德L.,小;和奥尔泽夫斯基,米歇尔A. 最常被引用的作者是Perfect,Jr.Mbio是主要的期刊.
- *研究重点是 *Cryptococcus* 病变,宿主免疫反应,并发症和免疫疗法.
结论:
- * 这项研究提供了第一个关于*Cryptococcus*研究和宿主免疫系统相互作用的综合文献统计综述.
- *分析揭示了关键参与者和焦点,为未来的研究方向提供了路线图.
- *了解这些动态对于开发有效的诊断和治疗策略对抗*Cryptococcus*感染至关重要.
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